REMAINING NEEDS: Buffalo Bills Still Looking to FILL Key Holes | What’s Left For Brandon Beane?

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a pivotal offseason as Brandon Beane targets critical roster gaps with just $9.7 million in cap space. Will strategic moves at wide receiver, defensive line, and linebacker be enough to keep the Bills in championship contention? DJ Moore’s restructured contract, fullback replacement following Reggie Gilliam’s departure, and lingering needs at nose tackle and edge rusher headline this roster retool. Joe Marino examines the depth chart and emerging roles for key players like Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, Greg Rousseau, and Terrel Bernard. The analysis covers competition at left guard, secondary depth with Christian Benford and Maxwell Hairston, and special teams considerations for Tyler Bass and Mitch Wishnowski. Insightful breakdowns of draft targets, contract extensions, and cap-clearing options set the stage for a high-stakes Bills offseason. Can Beane’s calculated approach propel Buffalo toward a Super Bowl challenge?

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0:00.0	Brandon Bean's done quite a bit so far this off season, but there's more work to be done.
0:05.7	We're exploring that right now on Locked on Bills.
0:14.1	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:19.6	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.5	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:27.4	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack co-host of the Lockdown NFL
0:32.5	Scouting podcast, co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm your host of Lockdown Bills. Lockdown Bills is a proud part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, now the number one sports podcast network.
0:44.6	I want to thank you for making Locked on Bills your first listen every day in a big welcome.
0:48.9	And shout out to our everydayers.
0:51.0	You know who you are.
0:52.1	Those of you who never miss a single episode, I appreciate y'all being here very,
0:56.5	very much.
0:57.4	Well, folks, welcome in.
0:59.7	The bills have done quite a bit so far this offseason in terms of adding to the roster,
1:06.2	but there's still more to be done.
1:09.1	And so I want to take this opportunity to identify what needs remain to be addressed
1:16.1	and also reflect a little bit on what's been done at each position.
1:22.8	Now, the question I think a lot of people have is, well, how much cap space do the bills have?
1:28.5	And we finally have some clarity on that.
1:32.0	And we will close our conversation today by really diving into the cap position.
1:36.3	But what you need to know right now before we start to explore the needs that are left to be filled is that the bills are around $9.7 million in available
1:47.4	2026 cap space, not including Geno Stone's contract. And we will dive into that more in-depth
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